Police seek man wanted in connection to Academy Sports thefts

Published 12:20 pm, Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Midland Police Department is looking for a man who allegedly committed aggravated robbery at the Academy Sports store in Midland earlier this month, according to the city’s public information officer.

The suspect attempted to remove a Cobra radar detector from its packaging on the afternoon of June 6 while at the store, located at 5300 W. Wadley Ave, according to Sara Higgins, city PIO.

A store employee confronted the suspect, who then exited the store with a box of Nike shoes and the Cobra radar detector. When the employee began following him, he displayed a pocket knife in the employee’s direction.

The suspect dropped the merchandise and fled into the Mardel’s bookstore next to Academy. He fled the scene before the officers’ arrival, Higgins said

The suspect is a Hispanic male, described as 6 feet tall, heavy-set with a shaved head. He was wearing a black T-shirt, black pants and black and red Nike tennis shoes at the time of the incident. He is believed to be driving a black, mid-sized SUV with paper tags and has been involved in other thefts at Academy while riding a cruiser-style motorcycle, Higgins said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Midland Police Department at 685-7108 or Midland Crime Stoppers at 432-685-TIPS (8477).